On Valentine's Day [DVD]

If I could double the stars I would, if you like slice of life, fine characterization, old fashioned values, but with quirky oddities (without "action adventure"messing things up"), then you might like this as much as I do, which is alot! but then it's Horton Foote,'nuf said? this is emminently rewatchable, I veiw it several times a year, whenever I want to step back into an age where marraige mattered and so did ones "neighbor", there is tradgedy , it is "slice of (real) life", after all, but the people know how to cope with "real", which I find refreshing. This is part of a trilogy in which all 3 films are excellant ("1918"gives us a good 'picture'of the era when life as known then began to change into what we have today with it's own attendant "woes"), but for my money, which was not unreasonable, (though a bit steep, when acquiring all 3 films), the middle film of the 3,"On Valentines Day"goes right up near the top of my all time bests. I only put the A&E version of "Pride&Predjudice"above it, but then I feel it is the best movie made of any era,"Valentines Day"crowds it though! I keep two copies of "Valentins Day" on hand so if the one goes I won't be without, it's that valuable, can bring you right out of "the mean red's, as "Miss Holly Golightly says, but then that's another (right near the top of my list) film and we were discussing Horton, here, who rarely dissapoints.With "Valentines Day"he is ....."in the zone",.......it don't get better than this!

Horton Foote's trilogy was produced for PBS years ago. It was called "The Story of a Marriage." The first in the series has now been released as "Courtship," the second is on "Valentine's Day", and the last is "1918". Horton Foote who is one of America's greatest writers paints a wonderfully accurate portrait of the slow pace of Texas life in the early part of the 20th century. What might seem slow pacing to those used to action-packed drama, is really Foote's beautifully sparce but meaningful language. This was a time when gentility mattered above all else. As was the case in small southern towns, the odd and eccentric were protected and cared for by the town, while hopefully kept out of sight. Foote embraces the damaged and the frail, weaving their lives along with those of the main characters, to portray a quiet tale of compassion, love and strength of character. The characters will stay with you forever.

Can I get a refund? I quit watching after 10 minutes

i bought all three in this series which i remembered seeing years ago on tv. loved all three. they are quiet tales about a family's journey through several years in a small texas town. the acting was excellent. the daughter, played by horton foote's granddaughter, has married despite the objections of her parents, one of whom is a very loving but controlling father. this guy's acting is so good you just want to smack him. i suggest if you are interested get all 3, courtship, on valentine's day, and 1918. i just ordered convict which is another play in this orphan's home cycle written by horton foote. i haven't received it yet nor read the play.

This is a good film, though it will likely never be popular. No one is shot, nothing explodes, there are no special effects. The film gives a nuanced portrayal of life in small town Texas in the decades of the last century, but it puts that life in the context of universal human events: birth, death, family tensions.

This movie seems to me, like a poor knock off of, 'Anne Of Green Gables'. In my opinion, it lacks originality & quality.

Another of Horton Foote's stories, beautifully adapted to the screen and the second of his stories following a young family just after the turn on the century. Beautifully acted and most engaging.

I LOVE ALL OF HORTON FOOTE MOVIES!!!